Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-17
Legislative Proceedings.
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Senate passed to be engrossed IN non-con
currence.
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent moved that thu
House recede and concur.
Mr.. Looney moved to-day the matter OIL
the table.
The motion to-day on the table was de
feated on a viva voce vote.
The question required on the motion to re
cede and concur.
Mr.. Looney called for the yeas and nays
and he addressed the House in opposition II
the bill
He was followed by Mr.. Dow OF Portland
in support of the measure.
The debate vas continued by Mr.. Wake
field of Bath, Ryder of Springfield, Wilson
If Belfast, Clark of Bangor. Dickey of For
Kent, Libby of Burnham, Dawson OF Green
vile aud Lombard of Windham for the bill
Messrs Shaw and Horigan against.
House refused to order the yeas and nays
The motion to recede and concur prevailed
and the bill was passed to be engrQssed.
message was received from the Senate
through Senator Gilbert, Informing the House
that Hon. H. NJ Heath had been elected
President pro TEN of the Senate.
Bill an act to incorporate the Maine
Mortgage, Loan and Trust Co. passed to bt
enacted in both branches, came from the
Senate, the Senate reconsdering its vote
passing the bill TO be enacted and to be en-
crossed, amending the same, and passing Il
to he engrossed.
The rules were suspended, the House re-
considered It's vote passing the same to DC
engrossed and to be enacted, accepted the
amendment and passed the same to be en-
crossed in concurrence.
Senate document Sc, bill an act to regulate
the employment of convicts at the Name
State Prison came from the Senate amended
by Senate amendments sc" and Sd"
Mr. Barker moved that the House concur
in the adoption of the amendments.
Mr. Harrington of Norridgewock hoped
the gentlemen would consider the fac: that
this bill was an interference with the rights
of the Governor aud Council, who had the
management of the prison.
Mr.. Moore of Dee ing moved that the bill
lie on the table
Mr. Randall would like to have an ex-
PLANTATION of the Senate amendment &C.
Mr.. O'Brien afforded the same.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
The question then required on the motion
to concur with the amendme nts of the Senate
Mr. O'Brien said that the House yester-
day refused to pass the appropriation for this
prison, and now the legislature was provid-
ing for radical change in the operation of
the prison. without appropriating the money
to carry it out. He therefore moved to in
definitely postpone the bill.
Mr. Wiswell raised the point of order that
the motion was decided Yesterday.
The Chair ruled that the question now was
upon the adoption of the Senate amendments.
After that was disposed of he should entertain
the motion to Indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Allen of Alfred opposed the bill. He
thought we were killing our industries in the
prison and opening the way for large appro-
priations hereafter for the care of the con
victs.
Mr. Wiswell of Ellsworth raised the point
Of order that debate on the main question of
the bill was not proper.
The Chair sustained the point, and ruled
that the only debate in order was debate ger
name 10 the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Allen yielded the floor
Mr.. Littlefiel1 of Prospect moved to amend
Senate amendment ID, in relation to the time
when the bill shall take effect, by striking out
1883" and inserting 1889"
The question was first taken on Senate
amendment G, which was non concurred in
by the House.
The amendment of the gentleman from
Prospect to Senate amendment ID then pre-
vailed and amendment d, as amended, was
adopted by the House.
Mr.. Harrington moved to amend the bill BY
striking ont sections /, 2 and 5, stating the
reasons therefor,
Mr.. Wiswell claimed that the amendment
was out of order, as it had substantially been
disposed Of in the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Paris yesterday, to strike out
all after the ensctIng clause; and further that
the only thing before the House was the Sen
ate amendments.
Mr.. Harrington Withdrew his amendment.
The question then required on the passage
of the bill to be engrossed.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton called for the yeas
and navs.
Debate on the merits of the measure was
again opened and became animated.
Messrs. Allen of Alfred. Cloutier of Lew
iston. Harrington of Norridgewock, Libbev
of Burnham, Walton of Skowhegan, Corson
of New Sharon, opposed the bill; Messrs.
Fogg of Portland, Wiswell of Ellsworth, and
Roberts of Brunswick, supported it.
The House ordered the yeas and nays.
The bill failed of passage by the following
vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Barker. Bow
ker, Bradish, Burns. Clark of Bangor, Clark of
Calais. Clark Of Saco. Condor, Dickey, Dow, Eells,
Engel. Field, Fogg. Foster, Clifford. Glover. Hall,
Hamilton of Gouldsboro. Harding of Durham,
Harding Of Gorham. Harper. Hawkes., Hayden,
lIorigan, Libby of Mattawamkeag. IItt'efeld of
Roskland, Lombard Loonev. Lutkin. Lyons, Man
doin. Ray, Roberts of Brunswick. Ryder, SAWYER,
Seaman. shaw. silsby, small. Wakefield, Wedge.
wood. Wentworth, Weymouth, Wilson, Wiswell,
NAYS Messrs. Alden, Allen. Aver. Bennett,
Billings. Boynton, Bradley, Brown. Bryant. Garlic.
ton, Chase OF Damariscotta, Chase OF Edgecomb,
son, Doten, Farrar Ferguson. Floyd. Friend Ham
ilton of Cumberland. Harrington, Head. Hersey,
Hodgkins. Hunter, Jorian. Judkins, kingsbury,
Libbey of Burnham Littleaeld of Pros
pect, Mason, Moore of Deering. Moore of Gardiner,
OBrien, Neaey. Noble, Palmer. Parcher, Pray.
Putinton of Rowdoinham, Randall, Reynolds.
Kicker, Roberts Of Dexter. Russell, Sanborn of
Island Falls. Sanborn of Standlsh. Scott. Sharp,
Spinney. Sturgs, Sylvester, Varney. Vaughan,
" alton, Warren of Buxton, Warren Of Winsow,
Waugh. Whitmore. widber. Wiggin, Wiley. With.
sm-67.
ABSENT Messrs. Beal, Bishop, Cioutier, Cook,
Dority. Gagnon, Greene, Greer Grindle. Hobson,
Jewett, Jones. Keesan, kidder; Knapp: Mallett.
Watts, Whitcomb. York.-so.
Mr.. Walton moved to reconsider the vote
and hoped the House would vote against re-
consideration
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Bill an act TO regulate the practice of med-
cine came from the Senate, report of the
committee accepted and the bill passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. REYNOLDS of Sidney moved to indefi
Rately postpone the bill.